Music
A Music & Dance Adventure: Parvyn Kaur Singh, Andrew Clermont, Josh Bennett
by TWEED SHIRE TRIO
The performance tonight by the Kaur-Singh/ Clermont/ Bennett trio in South Murwillumbah (New South Wales, Australia) is billed as "Jeff Beck meets Ravi Shankar on the set of ‘Oh! Brother Where Art Thou' while dancing in Rio".
Somewhat bold claims to be making, so I am intrigued.
It goes on to say: "A twisted taunt of Celtic blues swing bluegrass jazz Indian adventure."
Sounds very good so far.
So who are these people?
Josh Bennett is fresh from a tour of India and sellout performances at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. This internationally acclaimed music prodigy, master of strings, skins and hollow things, is launching his latest CD Echoes of You around the country. Presenting a musical journey on guitar, sitar, dilruba, tabla, didgeridoo, stompbox, plus throat singing, loops and Indian beat-boxing, Josh is a remarkable multi-talented artist.
Parvyn Kaur Singh combines her rich heritage from ancestral Punjab with elements of jazz, blues, folk and country to perform in her own style. On stage since she was five, singing with her father Dya Singh in his World Music Group, Parvyn's stunning, pure and soulful voice has captured the hearts of audiences around the world. She performs traditional, contemporary and original songs sung in Punjabi, Arabic, Hindi, Malay, English and Portuguese, and also performs many styles of Punjabi and Indian dance, including Bhangra, Kathak and Bollywood.
Andrew Clermont initiated the No-Holds-Barred Fiddle Contest and is a Director to the Golden Fiddle Awards. These are both sponsored by Epoch Violins with Andrew touring the unique 5-string models while also sponsored/ assisted by Maton Guitars, Gilchrist Mandolins and White Swallow Banjos.
[Courtesy: The Echo]
August 5, 2010